On March 31, the "Strategy and Path for Carbon Neutrality in Mainland China" pointed out that through proactive action, mainland carbon dioxide emissions are expected to peak around 2027, and on this basis, a fundamental change in the development model can be promoted to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. The "Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2.0" also puts forward the goal of carbon emissions in the automotive industry below the peak of 20% in 2035, and new energy vehicles accounting for 50% of total new vehicle sales.
In order to achieve the "double carbon target" at an early date, the automotive industry has an unshirkable responsibility. New energy vehicles are undoubtedly the focus of future development, even the internal combustion engine is also developing in the direction of small displacement, less cylinders, hybridization, etc., but at the moment of electrification transformation, Great Wall Motors has resolutely launched a 3.0T engine, is this "going against the trend"?
First, although the era of electrification has arrived, the internal combustion engine is still not old
In fact, it is not true that new energy vehicles have become the direction of future development, but the transformation and transformation are not achieved overnight. In the whole year of 2021, the retail sales of new energy vehicles were 2.989 million units, and the penetration rate was only 14.8%. Undoubtedly, fuel vehicles will still be the mainstream situation of development at present, and it will take at least ten years for internal combustion engines to gradually withdraw from the market.
Although Audi Volkswagen has announced the suspension of the next generation of internal combustion engine technology research and development, fully turn to electrification development, but they themselves have sufficient technical reserves in the engine, with a little modification can cope with subsequent needs, and weak technology of independent brands do not have such a "squandering" capital, naturally can not be left alone. Other mainstream joint venture brands have never given up the research and development of next-generation engines, and Great Wall Motors will not lag behind others at this time.
Second, to the high-end brand impact, to achieve straight overtaking.
Secondly, Chinese car brands to do a good job, but also to be strong, in the previous article to explain the Great Wall 9AT transmission, we mentioned that Great Wall Motors has a determination to move upwards, in order to achieve high-end off-road products, the Great Wall is very much in need of a set of high-efficiency power system, self-developed high-end technology assembly can not only enhance product competitiveness, but also highlight the Great Wall's technical reserves and research and development strength.
In the context of the "double carbon target", many companies have chosen to change to the new energy field, want to take this "curve overtaking", so that the high-end power in the field of fuel vehicles has become a scarce product, and the independent brand is even more blank in terms of high-end power, Great Wall Motors launched a 3.0T engine at this time to achieve "straight overtaking", which will become the best boost for the brand to lift up.
Third, the fuel engine is the best solution for off-road models
Different from other car companies, Great Wall has always adhered to the development of multiple fields in its product layout, of which the emphasis on off-road and pickup trucks is particularly much. Larger off-road vehicles can not only rely on increasing the turbo pressure to enhance the performance of power, larger than the 2.0T engine is necessary to appear, the development of 3.0T is also in line with the trend.
In addition, SUVs require large-displacement engines more than cars, especially off-road vehicles. For small cars such as A-class and B-class cars, electric motors can fully meet daily needs, but for off-road, pickup trucks, which require stronger power drive, pure electricity is undoubtedly inadequate. In all aspects, the engine is really the best choice for large cars to give up.
Fourth, large displacement does not equal high emissions
Displacement and emissions always seem to be a pair of contradictions, but as Akio Toyoda said, our enemy is carbon, not the internal combustion engine, if the high-efficiency engine is enough to save energy and environmentally friendly, then it is not impossible to continue to use, the Great Wall 3.0T engine has a branch pipe in the tail of the exhaust pipe directly connected to the turbine. The gas in the exhaust gas that is not fully fueled will be reused by the cylinder to make it burn more thoroughly, so as to achieve the purpose of energy saving, environmental protection and efficiency.
Write at the end:
The advent of the new energy era has changed everything, the former core technology has changed into the battery, motor, electronic control, three electric technology of electric vehicles are updated very quickly, there is no gap that is difficult to catch up, so many car companies have gradually shifted their focus to the field of new energy.
The convenience of overtaking in curves makes many people ignore the importance of straight overtaking, and there are not many car companies that are willing to insist on continuing to develop in depth in the field of fuel vehicles, not to mention the high-power engine with greater technical difficulty, and the Great Wall 3.0T engine technology is probably the last single seedling.